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a life celebrated the final farewell to queen elizabeth the 2nd ah ah ah, ah, i'm sammy's a dan. this is al serra alive from dell hall. so coming up, following reese and victory is on the battlefield, audrey ukrainians, al themselves, the dream of eventual victory and white form that might tank typhoon and muddles sweeps across japan, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. we take a look back at the life and legacy of queen elizabeth the 2nd ah, ah, queen elizabeth the seconds coffin has made its final journey and arrived at windsor castle a place the monarch was always considered her home. ah

. a service was held at saint george's chapel and $800.00 guests said their last goodbyes. britton's longest ruler, a private burial service, attended by the royal family, is about to follow. the queen will be laid to rest next to her husband philip. the duke of edinburgh jona. how has the look now at how the day unfolded? on a day when little stirred the roads and the air space shut, the cortez of queen elizabeth the 2nd assembled for the 1st stage of its ultimate journey leaving westminster hall where she lane in state. the coffin draped in. the royal standard bore the imperial crown. the old and sceptre and flowers chosen by the king. the crown would lay to be removed,

a symbolic detachment of the queen from the throne she occupied for 70 years. but not yet. ah, not before king charles, the 3rd had led his family, the country and global figures in bidding her farewell the in westminster abbey, where kings and queens across the ages of been crowned, married and buried. oh. here. where queen elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation from the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world to mourn our love, ah, the queen's reigns,

spend 14 us presidents from harry s truman to joe biden. present here with his wife jill. and she met regularly with 15 british prime ministers, the last liz trust, invited by the queen to form a government just 2 days before her death. in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury recalled the queen's life of service and faith. service in life, hope in death. all who follows the queen's example and inspiration of trust and faith in god can with her say we will meet again. ah, the funeral service was relatively brisk as the queen herself had decreed the hymns chosen by her included a personal favorite. the lord is my shepherd, ah,

it ended with 2 minutes of silence observed in parks and public spaces across the country. the then a rendition of the national anthem, god saves the king now, ah and lament by the queen's personal piper. it is a solemn, yet historic occasion the state funeral like no other. the culmination of a period of national learning that has witnessed both the end of the 2nd elizabeth an age in which this country and the world have changed so much. and the birth of

a new era for britons, monarchy, the king charles the 3rd. the king who is 73 has pledged as his mother did, to serve for the rest of his life. and soon he will lead as the sovereign and constitutional head of state that he is now from the front. ah, but in these final, alas, ah, with thousands lining the streets to watch as the queen's body was born in grand military procession through central london towards its place of final rest in the royal vault at windsor, he would follow her still. jonah hall al jazeera london. oh, alan fisher is live for us at windsor and allan. we may have seen the queen's coffin lowered into the royal vault, but the burial is still to come and that's

a private affair, isn't to take us through. what will happen? well at $715.00 the royal family will make the short walk from the residences at windsor castle over in george's chapel for a final time somewhere. they've come to new betty well over the last few years because you'll remember that. that's where heidi and meghan got married, where prince andrew's daughter was married as well as well. last year prince philip was laid to rest and it is beside him. where the queen will have her final resting place, there will be a private ceremony of buckingham palace. says this is an intensely private time. and after all the public commemorations of the queen and her life, it is finally time where the royal family can say their good byes. we know that king charles traveled to morrow to see his farewell to his mother as she was dying

. we know that he then went to northern ireland. he was in wales on friday, and this is the chance for he and the family to get together not as members of the monarchy, but as sons and daughters, grandchildren and his great grandchildren. and to say farewell to someone who wasn't just an important part in the country's life for the last 70 years. but was clearly obviously a hugely important part and their lives individually rather than and privately rather than just publicly. and andrew, this obviously is a day in the moments of mourning for people in britain. but the on that, sorry, island, it's the display of pageantry, display of britain's prestige on the global scene. right. i saw when commented to say that what has happened over the last 12 days has been

like the queen's on auto biography in a way it was as well with such a public putting of yes, there were voices of dissent, but there has been throughout her 70 years on the throne. yes, at times those voices were loud. but the remain in the minority as they do if you consult the opinion. and then thousands upon thousands upon thousands of people came out in london where the que became a tourist attraction of its own as it won't its way past famous landmarks like tower bridge, the tower of london and even westminster itself. and people wanted to be there to see their farewells, impersonal to someone who most of them had only ever known and leading the country . but there will be questions for charles, but those are perhaps for another day to day. this is about saying farewell to

a queen to a member of the family, and to someone who was part of everyone's life in breton for 70 years. all right, thanks so much alan fish, natalie. bob says it's released american engineer, mark frederick's in exchange for a senior tyler bond member held by the united states. the groups foreign minister told journalists that the media conference in cobble, they exchange for ricks, that cobble app hold on monday morning. that's in return for had you, but she has no desire who had been held for 17 years in us custody after facing drug charges. i did joe castro joins us now from the state department and hi the to us presidential administrations have tried secure for ricks release. what led to the breakthrough now we'll sammy were told that the buyer ministration had been working behind the scenes on this continuously

president biden back in january has said that the release of fred welsh was a non negotiable. if the taliban government wanted to be recognized as legitimate and a little bit more about this prisoner swap, we know that for ricks is 60 years old. he's a former u. s. naval officer, who had been working in afghanistan as a civilian engineer. his sister says for the last decade, then he was kidnapped by the taliban in january of 2020. now his exchange auto was at the expense from the u. s. perspective of the release of a, a f danny tribal leader who was close. it is close to the talent bon moore's. i who arrived to a hero's welcome at cobble airport on monday now he had been serving a life sentence for heroin smuggling in the us. this prisoner swap, taking some criticism, biden not mentioning the swap itself in his release,

celebrating the release of frederick's but saying that the negotiations did not require, quote, difficult decisions. now, the sister of the released american hostage saying that while people could see this as not making the right choice for her and her family, this decision that led to the release of her. her brother's freedom, she said, was the right choice to make. all right, thanks so much. hi, be jo castro that we've just been given a statement here by the u. s. president joe biden. on the occasion of the release, mark frederick's, he says, the release is the combination of years of tireless work by dedicated public servants across our government, another partner, governments. and he goes on to thank them, saying he'd spoken with some of marks, relatives assisted today to share the good news and express how happy is for mark's family

or in ukraine. recent victories on the battlefield in have san and withdrawals by russian troops have led some military analysts to suggest ukraine as a chance of eventual victory. many ukrainians are now thinking more about when and if that victory might happen, and what form it might take. al jazeera, as gabriel alexander reports from give on a recent day in downtown keith, with ukraine. seizing the momentum. we asked people to define victory in the war against russia. when our territory was crimea. dom boss and carson will be ukranian again. we're an old russian soccer. buyers will be back to russia. member blue betrothed bought a hole, may be the will convict that because i will kill and i will. people, crimea for many years. victory include reclaiming the southern peninsula,

annexed by russia, 2014. or we need to make the whole country free glued and crimea. i know there are many people in the european union which, who still do not believe in that i believed. and we believe that it happens time pass. and the, this happens for some, it's about joining military alliances. i yeah, ha, dies. sure. oh, yeah. in my opinion, we have to join nato as soon as possible, but only with the support of our partners. can we guarantee our independence and wellbeing this war made us stronger, more powerful? we started to believe in ourselves more weakness, finishing, and for others. victory is about making russia pay. oh, but a more had, we have to reset our borders to where they were in 1991 when we gained independence from the soviet union. but victory is also when russia will pay reparations to ukrainians to all those have lost their family in their homes. in this invasion,

victory means a strong ukraine, that nobody will ever tried to conquer. again, it was the ukrainian military counter offensive that retook the entire heart of cave region. back from the russians, certainly has boosted morale, but ukrainians also know that with russia still in control of about 75 percent of the don boss. more than half of zappa regia and all of the her so in region is very well, could be a long war in a country where for most the only debate is not if ukraine eventually will win. but what victory will look like when it does gabriel's onto al jazeera keith. so i had an al jazeera, we look back at a decades of large scale funerals, from politicians to religious figures and icons. ah

hell i the weather slouchy sat fair across much of the middle east. the temperature trying to east down heading in the right direction at long last time around 36 celsius here in dow hobbit to buy still getting up to around 40 degrees warmer still quite at also a for baghdad, pleasant weather. just around that eastern side of the mediterranean quarter, brisk breeze pushing in here as we go on into a wedding. stay having said that, not dry sto across the ripened, finished over the chance of one or 2 showers just around the southern end of the red sea. don't you up to the showers that we have across central parts of africa, the heaviest of which moving out of nigeria been in toga sliding across burkina faso and we could well see some flooding standing in the southern parts of molly over the next day or so behind that we have got some very heavy rain just around southern chat over the next day or so. very heavy rain to come for parts of south

africa over the next day or so, particularly around the eastern cape warnings for that heavy rain which could cause some localized flooding. quite brisk winds as well. not is further northwards and east was pushed into southern parts of mozambique, southern areas as in bob way as we go on 3 wednesday elsewhere. it is generally try we have got some chas for that eastern side of madagascar. ah frank assessments. if the united states that you're running a good a program was there to build a nuclear weapon, they would have signed a deal by informed opinions. i believe that armenia agenda should have bilateral negotiations. we've been holding it that for many times critical debate is the commonwealth now still something that king charles will take in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera.

ah ah, welcome back here watching al jazeera time to recap, our headlines. ah, queen elizabeth, the seconds coffin has made its final journey and arrived at windsor castle a place monica always considered. her home. a service was held at saint george's chapel, $800.00 guests at their last goodbyes to persons longest trula. a private burial service, attended by the royal family, is about to follow. the queen will be laid to rest next to her husband philip. that

yuke of edinburgh on queen elizabeth the 2nd came to a throne in 1952, became the longest reigning monarch in british history. charlie angel looks back at her life. i heard was a life of public service and duties dedicated to her country and the commonwealth, the longest reigning british monica who achieved universal respect the up to the sudden death of her father, king george, the sick princess elizabeth assumed the throne and was crowned in 1953, had just 27. already a mother married to prince philip the duke of edinburgh. they began a lifetime of service together. her 1st mission touring the commonwealth countries many who was seeking independence from the british empire group. she remained passionate about throughout her reign, a symbol to millions, but also

a woman to herself. the queen had love dogs and horses, and her children, prince charles, andrew, edward, and princess anne. and she embraced family life with all its ups and downs cycle, the best families we have our share of eccentricities of impetuous and way with youngsters. the end of family disagreements, the divorces of her 3 children were a blow that weathered with dignity. but when prince charles is ex wife, princess diana was killed in 1997. she was criticized for not initially sharing the public grief. more recently, she had to endure the turmoil, prince harry and his wife megan marco, giving up their royal duties. and her son, prince andrew, facing sexual abuse allegations throughout her 70 year reign. her work ethic remained unsurpassed. supporting over 600 charities,

she was also credited with modernizing the monarchy, including televised her addresses to connect with her subject in uncertain times, such as the coven pandemic, she rallied the nation with messages of resilience. leave you take comfort said while we may have more still to endure all better days, we're return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again . we will meet again. i will british monica, don't have political power. the queen met weekly with her countries, prime minister, starting with winston churchill, followed by another 14 and to 2 days before her death. she had formerly asked conservatively to liz truss to form a new government for her death in scotland on september. 8th was moaned by the nation. a coffin brought to london, queen elizabeth the 2nd always showed unflinching determination and devotion in

death as in life, she is revered by many millions. as queen elizabeth, the 2nd was laid to rest. stephanie that looks back at 8 decades of large scale funerals, from politicians to religious figures. 2 icons, lou, trouble loving the sovereign king george the 6th, the la stayed funeral of a british monarch, was in 1952, king george the 6th. the father and predecessor of the late queen was laid to rest as the british empire was starting to decline. ah, 4 years earlier after opposing colonial rule and being instrumental in india, gaining its independence from britain, mahatma gandhi had been assassinated, his killing plunged his nation into morning, around 2000000, watched his ashes being scattered over the river ganges. and 2 more political assassinations. just 5 years apart, the funeral of u. s. president john f kennedy was broadcast and millions on t v. as the visual medium was starting to gain momentum. and

in 1968 civil rights leader, martin luther king. not a state funeral, but considered just as significant by many, elena millions for the funeral of president of mass grief for politicians to unprecedented scenes in cairo where millions turned out to mourn egypt. second president seen as anti colonialist, a national hero. gammel. abdul? nah, said. the year was $970.00 in 1989 millions to came out in iran to bid farewell to ayatollah hominy. the crowd highly emotional, a chaotic display of grief. princess diana, the people's princesses, she was known, killed in a car crash in 1997. her 2 young sons walking behind her coffin in full public view . few who watched that day have forgotten these images. the funeral of pope john paul the 2nd in 2005 not only drew about a 1000000 faithful,

but also more than 200 heads of state government in royalty, kings, queens presidents and prime ministers. 6 years later, the state funeral of kim jong il carefully choreographed and controlled the death of nelson mandela in 2013 was mourned by millions worldwide. after spending nearly 3 decades in prison for demanding equality and fighting south africa's apartheid system, the country's 1st black president was buried in his rural home village of colonel. the most recent rural funeral, a much smaller affair than queen elizabeth with just 30 guests that of her husband . prince philip died last april at the age of 99. many say the queen never recovered from losing her life partner the body of prince philip will be lay to rest next to his queen once the funeral is over. on monday, the 1st time in history, the funeral of

a british sovereign will be televised live around the world. stephanie decker, i'll g 0. queen elizabeth was not only the head of the royal family and the british head of state. she was head of the commonwealth and a group of $56.00 independent nations including republics. harmel tasa is in johannesburg with more on south africa's reaction to the funeral. the mood here in south africa was generally low key. some people watched a funeral at home on their television states, but as you can see, it's a normal working day people doing about their business. some people really didn't seem to care that could have something to do with africa's complicated history with britain. but those who remember the queen with partners, remember when she came here in 1947 as a young girl with a family back, then it was a time of segregation between the races. black african were treated a 2nd class citizen. they couldn't even vote in some historian said, the queen noticed this and sometimes forgot about the way black people were being

mistreated in south africa when a potted ended in 1994 and nelson mandela became to that because 1st that president historian says she had a very close relationship with nelson, my dad, they spoke a lot. they were very fond of each other as to the, the us talking about reconciliation amongst the races in today, south africa in today's africa, in general, across the continent. the relationship between britain and africa is that of trade, age and diplomacy. african leaders want to be treated on an equal footing asked to purchase, and they also want certain things dressed like they want artifact stolen during the crony. those returned back to africa, they also went the issue of landed raised in some countries, some foreigners, some british people still own the land that was stolen from black africans. but on the whole, those who are fond of the queen said the, remember her memory is i remember her visits here and there, remember her legacy and the impact she had in africa. queen elizabeth assented for

an on february, the 5th 1952. she was in kenya at the time, 3 hours outside of nairobi to rural lodge, where she was informed of her father's death. catherine sawyer has more than the queen's legacy in that country. queen elizabeth was here in central kenya in 1952. and this is where she learned that how father had died. they had come to a tree house that was here in the region. she was, we've her husband. she spent quite some time right here watching elephants into the animals that were drinking water. there are so many memories here. the work is he has said that this selling point is that this is a woman who came as a princess, but then she left the queen amos and there was a his late father was

a cook in 1952. he was the one who prepared food for their oils on that day. we don't want to get out of gas coming here asking what she did when she came here and told them back to be just kid just walked through the bush. i. that's why as that edition or the guess i'm not around to come to the roach. we normally have a bush work for that to to pick that to memory during the queen's range. he did visit kenya again about to other times and she did come to this lodge where she spent the night and a lot of can the we have spoken to say that the downside of her legacy. if colonialism, at least 2 people have been killed and one thing described is the biggest storm to hit japan in years. typhoon none model made last fall late sunday in the south and is still making its way up. the country from mcbryan has the latest typhoon. none

middle is one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the main islands of japan. and even though winds on now easing as it makes its way up the japanese island group, there will be very few parts of japan that will escape its impact when it 1st made landfall. especially over the southern island of que issue, it raised all kinds of alerts and warnings of violent winds of flood causing reigns one prefecture in the island of to you. she has recorded 900 millimeters of water. millions of people were encouraged, were advised to evacuate their homes to seek shelter. there has been some damage. we do know that have been some land slides for a time with thousands of people have that electricity cut off and they have been sadly casualties. but it does appear as though the various preparations put in

place in japan knew this was going to be a big storm and had time to prepare the casualties. have been hopefully kept to a minimum places in japan, especially the southern island of que. she's given the fact that they do seem to be now facing more extreme of weather events, especially these heavy summer rains and storms coming out of the pacific have put in place special measures to defend against the worst of what the storms can throw at it. and the hope will be that those measures have done enough a to lessen the impact of this tie food. now we leave you with a look at the spectacular events of the day and the procession in london to the state funeral at westminster abbey. ah.